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Does a person falling from great heights die when they hit the ground or before impact?
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∙ 14y ago
When you hit the ground. While they are falling they are in the air, and falling in and of itself will not kill you. The impact will always kill you -- unless you have a heart attack during the fall.
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on the ground!
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